Dangerous attempt to cut £70m in health costs leaves the UK reeling
More than 5,000 people across the UK have signed a petition urging Northern Ireland’s health leaders to abandon controversial plans, in which people with multiple…
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Members of Luv2meetU help mark milestone anniversary
150 members and supporters of Luv2meetU, a friendship and dating agency for adults with learning disabilities, have helped to mark a milestone anniversary. Luv2meetU, which…
Joanna Lumley and Kit Harington join video appeal to protect future care of people with a learning disability
Absolutely Fabulous star Joanna Lumley, actress and star of Broadchurch Jodie Whittaker and Game of Thrones star Kit Harington are amongst the celebrities calling on…
MS Society – Getting active together
Exercise is an important part of keeping fit and healthy – but living with multiple sclerosis (MS) can make exercise difficult. That’s why the MS Society…
8 in 10 disabled people say they struggle when holidaying in the UK
Over a third of disabled people surveyed use UK hotels/resorts more than once a year Yet 8 in 10 disabled people face struggles with holiday…
‘Broken system’ taking millions in vital benefits from people with MS
New figures show that thousands of people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) have lost millions in benefits since the introduction of Personal Independence Payment (PIP)….
Going The Distance returns to London and Liverpool
Following on from a successful two days in London and Liverpool last year Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) are bringing back Going the Distance to the…
Survey shows 100% of respondents find Easy News easier to understand than other news
Disability charity, United Response, has published Issue 28 of its award-winning accessible news magazine, Easy News, as it receives outstanding feedback from its readership. Easy…
Scottish disabled people set to benefit from hundreds of volunteering opportunities
Disabled people across Glasgow, Fife and Dumfries are set to benefit from hundreds of new volunteering projects from Leonard Cheshire Disability, with the charity targeting…
The Great British Beer Festival teams up with the MS Society
Partnering fun with raising money for an important cause, The Great British Beer Festival has partnered with the MS Society. Working together will see awareness…
People with Sight Loss Now ‘See’ Their Drawings Thanks to 3Doodler and RNIB
3Doodler Updates 3D Printing Pens and Receives Official Seal of Approval from RNIB for Use by People Who Are Blind Or Partially Sighted, Giving Teachers…
Leonard Cheshire Disability – Investigating the history of disability
Activity team leader at Leonard Cheshire Disability, Kerry Pidwell, runs the day care service at Chipstead Lake care home, Sevenoaks, Kent. Kerry investigated what her care…
World Continence Week 2017
This year’s World Continence Week is June 19-25. The theme, Incontinence: No laughing matter, tackles a common response by people to laugh off incontinence, accepting it…
More than 16,500 demand an end to disability benefit cuts
Paralympians Kadeena Cox and Anne Wafula Strike are amongst more than 16,500 people and a coalition of 80 charities and organisations urging party leaders to…
Volunteers create sensory garden for people with learning disabilities
A team of big-hearted volunteers swapped spreadsheets for spades when they took a day out of the office to create a brand new sensory garden…